Dropping AP class in high school

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<p>I'm in AP Economics right now, and it's by far the hardest class I've ever taken. I've gotten As in other AP classes, but in this class I've barely managed a C. I think it's just the teacher who makes it super hard because when I read the textbook, I actually understand it but in class, I'm just lost. And I think it's just me, because everyone else seems to understand the material perfectly. Even when I go in for extra help and have my teacher explain things to me, it just doesn't get through my head.</p>

<p>So my question is: should I drop the class?</p>

<p>My school just finished its 1st quarter (quarter=marking period). So, I could either...</p>

<p>1) Stick this through for 1 more quarter and probably make a D in the class for the semester (if I'm lucky, a C). I wouldn't understand any of the material even if I still took the class. Then I could drop the class 2nd semester before the deadline after which a "W" shows up on your transcript.</p>

<p>2) I could withdraw right now and have my report card note the withdrawal grade as a C. But this will greatly reduce the stress I endure from schoolwork and give me back my sanity.</p>

<p>I really, really want to drop this class but the only thing stopping me is my worry about how colleges will perceive it. How bad will it look, really? I mean, I've done well in all my other classes, give or take a couple of Bs in math classes..
I don't need this class to graduate, I'm taking it solely as an elective. So, I was just wondering what colleges would think and what you'd advise me to do.</p>

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<p>Get a tutor and see if you can improve. My opinion: a W looks better than a D, and you do not need this course to graduate. Sticking with it may consumer a lot of time and could potentially pull your other grades down, and will definately pull your gpa down.</p>

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<p>I dropped two science APs my sophomore year… the first week of second quarter, which means I have two WPs on my transcript (unfortunately I did not know of this policy). </p>

<p>Though I did end up taking two semester classes the second semester and getting straight As for the year, I do overall regret dropping these two classes as I had 88s in them. I took one of them again junior year.</p>

<p>My opinion: I think you should try to stick it out. Regret is a horrible feeling.</p>